EPSO Publications and Statements

[26.6.2018] EPSO: Access to Digital Sequence Information must remain open; calling upon the convention of parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), national and EU decision makers to maintain Open Access to Digital Sequence Information as part of the ‘Open Science’ principle and therefore NOT to include this in the Nagoya Protocol as this would substantially decrease the analysis and improvement of germplasm including that of plants from Developing Countries.

[15.6.2018] EPSO: ‘Plants for Human Health’ report on the European Parliament – Plant ETP workshop held on 23.5.2018 at the EP in Brussels.

[13.6.2018] EPSO: Plant Biology Europe Congress, Copenhagen 18-21.6.2018 – Join lively debates in the Science Communication Workshop on Mo, 18 June 13:15 – 14:15 and in the Open Science - Science policy Panel Discussion on Tu, 19 June 13:15 – 14:45. Program on the Official conference page. EPSO Information. One day and full registration open.

[5.6.2018] EPSO: Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO 2018 Congress, Copenhagen 18-21.6.2018 - complete program at Official conference page. EPSO Information. One day registration open in addition to full registration.

[31.5.2018] EPSO: Announcement: 2^nd Workshop of the Working Group on Plants and Microbiomes “Implementing a Plants and Microbiomes Strategy in Europe” will take place in Cologne on 12 Oct 2018. Register by 2^nd October.

[25.5.2018] EPSO: Welcoming the Advice of the British Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) on genome-edited camelina plants with increased levels of oleic acid, Opinion.

[18.5.2018] EPSO: The unofficial Fascination of Plants Day (FoPD) 2018 is held today across the world as a warm up for the next official Fascination of Plants Day in May 2019. Follow up on Twitter via the #PlantDay.

[27.4.2018] EPSO: EPSO Newsletter - Spring 2018 public shortened version has been published. The full version of the EPSO Newsletter - Spring 2018 is available exclusively to the EPSO members.

[9.3.2018] EPSO: Comment on the report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology: The report was commissioned under the UN Environment programme (UNEP), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). See here original report of the AHTEG and all submitted comments.

[23.2.2018] EPSO: Plant Biology Europe EPSO/FESPB 2018 Congress, Copenhagen 18-21.6.2018 - EPSO Information, Official conference page. Deadline early registration fee and abstracts for selection of oral presentations is 27 March 2018.

[22.2.2018] EPSO: Submission to EC consultation “EU funds in the area of investment, research and innovation, SMEs and single market”, highlighting Research and Innovation across the EU as top priority for the EU funds post 2020 to bring European scientists and societies closer together to help build an inclusive, collaborative Europe and world and help achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Completed online questionnaire.

[20.2.2018] EPSO: Launch of the Horizon 2020 project, CHIC (Chicory Innovation Consortium), studying chicory as a multipurpose crop for dietary fibre and medicinal terpenes. Press release

[22.1.2017] EPSO: Updated Fascination of Plants Day Success Stories 2017. Over 1000 fascinating events were organised in 52 countries, inspiring worldwide interest in plant science. EPSO welcomes scientists, farmers, industry and educational institutions to join the next official FoPD around 18 May 2019.

[18.1.2018] EPSO: First reaction on the Advocate General’s Opinion regarding mutagenesis and the Genetically Modified Organisms Directive, welcoming this as an important step in clarifying the GMO directive. EPSO awaits the decision of the Court of Justice of the EU foreseen for 2018.